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November 2018

Teresa Hagan Thomas, PhD, RN Page 1 of 14

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Teresa Hagan Thomas

Business Address: 3500 Victoria Building

Suite 440

Pittsburgh, PA 15261

Email Address: [email protected]

Education and Training

Undergraduate

8/2003 - 5/2007 University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

B.A.

Anthropology

International Peace Studies

Summa Cum Laude

8/2009 - 12/2010 University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

B.S.N.

Nursing

Summa Cum Laude

Graduate

5/2012 - 8/2013 University of Wisconsin – Madison

Madison, WI

Graduate Certificate

Consumer Health Advocacy


Pittsburgh, PA

Ph.D.

Nursing

9/2015 - 5/2017 Massachusetts General Hospital/

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Postdoctoral Fellowship

Psychiatry

Appointments and Positions

Academic Institution Position

6/2017 - Present Department of Health

Promotion & Development,

University of Pittsburgh

School of Nursing

Assistant Professor

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9/2015 - 5/2017 Massachusetts General

Hospital

Psychiatry Department

Postdoctoral Research Fellow


School of Nursing

Pre-doctoral Fellow

Certification and Licensure

Medical or Other Professional Licensure

2011 – Present Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing

RN Licensure, RN-624433

2011 – Present Oncology Nursing Society

Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Certification

Membership in Professional and Scientific Societies

2018- Present Biobehavioral Oncology Program, University of Pittsburgh Hillman

Cancer Center

2013- Pres Graduate Nursing Student Academy

2013-2014 Leadership Council of the American Association of Colleges of

Nursing

2013-2015 Policy Committee

2018-Pres Mentor to GNSA Liaison PhD students

2012- Present Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society – Eta Chapter

2011-Present Eastern Nursing Research Society

2013- 2014 Founder and Co-Director of the Doctoral Student Group of the

Eastern Nursing Research Society

2016-Present Founder and Co-Chair of the Palliative Care Research Interest

Group

2011-Present Midwest Nursing Research Society

2011- Present Oncology Nursing Society

2017 Member, Oncology Nursing Society Research Think Tank

2018-Pres Oncology Nursing Society Congress Planning Committee –

Research Track

Honors and Awards

2015 – 2017 Jonas Policy Scholar of the American Academy of Nursing

2015 Leadership and Service Award from the Graduate and Professional

Student Government of the University of Pittsburgh

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2015 Poster Award winner at the Women in Medicine and Science Forum

2014 – 2016 Inaugural fellow with the GetWellNetwork and O’Neil Center

2014 2nd Place Oral Presentation at Women’s Cancer Research Center

Scientific Retreat

2014 – 2015 American Cancer Society Doctoral Scholarship in Cancer Nursing

2013 – 2014 Jonas Salk Fellowship in Health Careers Future

2013 – 2015 Inaugural member and Liaison Coordinator for the Graduate Nursing

Student Academy of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing

2013 Swigart/Gold Scholarship for nursing ethics

2013 – 2015 NIH/NINR National Research Pre-doctoral Award (F31 NR014066):

“Development and Validation of a Measure of Self-Advocacy in

Female Cancer Survivors”

2013 – 2015 American Cancer Society Doctoral Degree Scholarship in Cancer

Nursing (DSCN-14-077-01-SCN)

2013 – 2015 Oncology Nursing Foundation Doctoral Student Award and

Scholarship

2013 Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania PhD Degree Award and

Scholarship

2013 Rosemary Berkel Crisp/Sigma Theta Tau International Research

Award

2012 2nd Place Student Poster at Oncology Nursing Society Connections

Conference

2012 Bessie Li Sze Scholarship for Oncology Graduate Students

2012 Selected as one of top ten submitted abstracts for International

Ovarian Cancer Symposium

2012 Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Minno Student Resource Award

2012 Midwest Nursing Research Society Graduate Student Research Award

2011 – 2012 Judith A. Erlen Nursing PhD Student Research Fund Endowment

2011 – 2013 National Institute of Nursing Research Institutional Training Program

(T32) Awardee, Cancer Survivorship (NR011972): Interdisciplinary

Training of Nurse Scientists in Cancer Survivorship Research

2010 Sigma Theta Tau Scholarship Award for leadership in nursing studies

2009 B.K. Family Scholarship Award

2007 – Present Phi Beta Kappa Member

Publications

Refereed Articles * = Data-Based § = First-authored

1. § Hagan, T. L., Knapp, J., Guo, J., Hughes, S., Roberge, M., Klein, S., Ward, S.,

Happ, M. B., & Donovan, H. S. (2012). Ovarian cancer survivors’ experiences of self-

advocacy: A focus group study [Abstract]. International Journal of Gynecologic

Oncology.

2. § Hagan, T. L., & Donovan, H. D. (2013). Self-advocacy and cancer: A concept

analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(10), 2348-2359. PMID: 23347224

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3. *§ Hagan, T. L., & Donovan, H. D. (2013). Ovarian cancer survivors’ experiences of

self-advocacy: A focus group study. Oncology Nursing Forum, 40(2), 140-147. PMID:

23454476

4. § Hagan, T. L., & Cohen, S. M. (2014). A literary analysis of global female identity,

health, and equity. Advances in Nursing Science, 37(3), 235-248. PMID: 25102214

5. § Hagan, T. L. (2014). Measurement in quantitative research: How to select and report

instruments. Oncology Nursing Forum, 41(4), 431-433. PMID: 24969252

6. *§ Hagan, T. L., & Medberry, E. (2015). Patient education vs. patient experiences of

self-advocacy: Changing the discourse to support cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer

Education. PMID: 25846573

7. * Donovan, H. S., Hagan, T. L., Campbell, G. B., Rosenbaum, L., Boisen, M. M.,

Edwards, R. P., Bovbjerg, D. H., & Horn, C. C. (2016). Nausea as a sentinel symptom

for broader side-effects on the gut-brain axis among women receiving cytotoxic

chemotherapy for recurrent ovarian cancer: An exploratory analysis. Supportive Care

in Cancer, 24(6), 2635-2642. PMID: 26746209

8. * Campbell, G. B., Hagan, T. L., Gilbertson-White, S., Houze, M., & Donovan, H. S.

(2016). Cancer and treatment-related symptoms are associated with mobility disability

in women with ovarian cancer: A cross-sectional study. Gynecological Oncology,

143(3), 578-583. PMID: 276582

9. * Hay, C. M., Courtney-Brooks, M., Lefkowits, C., Hagan, T. L., Edwards, R. P., &

Donovan, H. S. (2016). Symptom management in women with recurrent ovarian

cancer: Do patients and clinicians agree on what symptoms are most important?

Gynecological Oncology, 143(2), 367-370. PMID: 27531571

10. *§ Hagan, T. L., Cohen, S. M., Stone, C. A., & Donovan, H. S. (2016). Theoretical to

tangible: Creating a measure of self-advocacy among female cancer survivors. Journal

of Nursing Measurement, 24(3), 428-441. PMID: 28714448

11. *§ Hagan, T. L., Arida, J. A., Hughes, S. H., & Donovan, H. S. (2017). Creating

individualized symptom management goals and strategies for cancer-related fatigue for

patients with recurrent ovarian cancer. Cancer Nursing, 40(4), 305-313. PMID:

27333127

12. *§ Hagan, T. L., Rosenzweig, M. Q., Zorn, K. K., van Londen, G. J., & Donovan, H.

S. (2017). Perspectives on survivor self-advocacy: Comparing survivors’ and

providers’ perceived uses, benefits, and drawbacks. Oncology Nursing Forum, 44(1),

52-59. PMID: 28060470

13. *§ Hagan, T. L., Fishbein, J. N., Nipp, R. D., Jacobs, J. M., Traeger, L., Irwin, K. E.,

Pirl, W. F., Greer, J. A., Park, E. R., Jackson, V. A., & Temel, J. S. (2017). Coping in

patients with incurable lung and gastrointestinal cancers: A validation study of the

Brief COPE. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 53(1), 131-138. PMID:

27725249

14. Taylor, D., Olshansky, E., F., Woods, N. F., Johnson-Mallard, V., Safreit, B. J., &

Hagan, T. L. (2017). Political interference in sexual and reproductive health research

and health professional education. Nursing Outlook, 65(2), 242-245. PMID: 28363310

15. *§ Hagan, T. L., Belcher, S. M., & Donovan, H. S. (2017). Mind the mode:

Differences in paper vs. web-based survey modes among women with cancer. Journal

of Pain and Symptom Management, 54(3), 368-375. PMID: 28711752

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16. Lim, C., Temel, J., Greer, J., Jackson, V., Hagan, T. L., Tadmor, A., MacDonald, J.,

Gallagher, E., Eusebio, J., & Park, E. (2017). Qualitative research in palliative care:

Applications to clinical trials work. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 20(8), 857-861.

PMID: 28388341

17. *§ Hagan, T. L., Schmidt, K., Ackison, G., Murphy, M., & Jones, J. (2017). Not the

last word: Dissemination strategies for patient-centered research in nursing. Journal of

Nursing Research, 22(5), 388-402. PMID: 29081824

18. *§ Hagan, T. L., Gilbertson-White, S., Cohen, S. M., Temel, J. S., Greer, J. A., &

Donovan, H. S. (2018). Symptom burden and self-advocacy: Exploring the relationship

among female cancer survivors. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 22(1):E23-E30.

PMID: 29350706

19. *§ Arida, J. A., Bressler, T., Moran, S., D’Arpino, S., Carr, A., & Hagan, T. L. (In

Press). Mothering with advanced ovarian cancer: "You've got to find that little thing

that's going to make you strong.” Cancer Nursing. PMID: 29489476

20. *§ Hagan, T. L., Cohen, S. M., Rosenzweig, M., Zorn, K., Stone, C., & Donovan, H.

S. (2018). The Female Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship Scale: A validation

study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(4), 976-987. PMID: 29117439

21. § Hagan, T. L., Xu, J., Lopez, R. P., & Bressler, T. (2018). Nursing's role in leading

palliative care: A call to action. Nursing Education Today, 61, 216-219. PMID:

29245101

22. *Hoerger, M., Greer, J. A., Jackson, V. A., Park, E. R., Pirl, W. F., El-Jawahri, A.,

Gallagher, E. R., Hagan, T., Jacobsen, J., Perry, L. M., & Temel, J. S. (2018).

Defining the elements of early palliative care that are associated with patient-reported

outcomes and the delivery of end-of-life care. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36(11),

1096-1102. PMID: 29474102

23. *§ Thomas, T. H., Nauth-Shelley, K., Thompson, M. A., Attai, D. J., Katz, M. S.,

Graham, D., Sparacio, D., Lizaso, C., Utengen, A., & Dizon, D. (2018). Tweeting

about the cancer survivorship experience: Ovarian cancer survivors’ needs post-

treatment. Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 5(2), 149-157.

24. Campbell, G., Thomas, T. H., Hand, L., Lee, Y. J., Taylor, S. E., & Donovan, H. S.

(In press). Caring for survivors of gynecologic cancer: Assessment and management of

long-term and late effects. Seminars in Oncology Nursing.

25. Perez, G. A., Rose, K. M., Caceres, B. A., Spurlock, W., Bowers, B., Lutz, B.,…

Hagan, T. L., …& Reinhard, S. C. (2018). Position statement: Policies to support

family caregivers. Nursing Outlook, 66(3), 337-340.

26. *Xu, J., Francis, L., Dine, J., & Thomas, T. H. (In press). Unique experiences of direct

entry BSN-PhD nursing students: A Delphi study. Nurse Education Today.

27. *§ Thomas, T. H., McLaughlin, M., Hayden, M., Shumaker, E., Trybus, J., Myers, E.,

Zabiegalski, A., & Cohen, S. M. (In press). Teaching patients with advanced cancer to

self-advocate: The development and acceptability of the Strong Together™ serious

game. Games for Health Journal.

28. *§ Thomas, T. H., Jackson, V. A., Carlson, H., Rinaldi, S., Sousa, A., Hansen, A.,

Kamdar, M., Jacobsen, J., Park, E. R., Pirl, W. F., Temel, J. S., & Greer, J. A. (In

press). Communication differences between oncologists and palliative care clinicians:

A qualitative analysis of early, integrated palliative care in patients with advanced

cancer. Journal of Palliative Medicine.

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29. *§ de Rooij, B. H., Thomas, T. H. (co-first authors), Post, K. E., Flanagan, J.,

Ezendam, N. P. M., Peppercorn, J., & Dizon, D. S. (In press). Survivorship care

planning in gynecological oncology: Perspectives from patients, caregivers, and health

care providers. Journal of Cancer Survivorship.

30. * Hand, L. C., Thomas, T. H., Belcher, S., Campbell, G., Lee, Y. J., Roberge, M.,

Lizaso, C., Sparacio, D., & Donovan, H. S. (2018). Caregiving is a marathon, not a

road race: Reenvisioning caregiver support services in gynecological cancer.

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer.

Published Abstracts

International

1. Hagan, T. L., Knapp, J., Guo, J., Hughes, S., Roberge, M., Klein, S., Ward, S., Happ,

M. B., & Donovan, H. S. (2012, May). Cancer survivors’ experiences of self-

advocacy: A focus group study. Paper presented at the International Ovarian Cancer

Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA.

National

1. Hagan, T. L., Sherwood, P., Bender, C., Cohen, S., Creighton, M., Sereika, S., &

Donovan, H. S. (2011, May). A comparison of three methods of symptom cluster

identification. Poster presented at the meeting of Symptom Mechanisms, Measurement,

and Management: NINR/NIH – CC Joint Conference, Bethesda, MD.

2. Roberge, M., Klein, S., Hughes, S., Hagan, T. L., Knapp, J. E., & Donovan, H. S.

(2011, August). Barriers and facilitators of administering an internet-based palliative

care intervention to women with recurrent ovarian cancer. Poster presented at the

Science of Compassion: Future Directions in End-of-Life and Palliative Care,

Bethesda, MD.

3. Hagan, T. L., Roberge, M., Klein, S., Hughes, S., Kuo, C. W., & Donovan, H. S.

(2011, October). Engagement in a symptom management intervention for ovarian

cancer. Poster presented at the NINR 25th Anniversary: Bringing Science to Life: A

Healthier Tomorrow, Bethesda, MD.

4. Hagan, T. L., Selin-Laine, P., Knapp, J., Guo, J., Roberge, M., Hughes, S., Klein, S.,

Ward, S., & Donovan, H. S. (2012, March). Previous symptom management

experiences of women with recurrent ovarian cancer: A content analysis of a web-

based intervention. Poster presented at the Midwest Nursing Research Society: 36th

Annual Research Conference: Dearborn, MI.

5. Hagan, T. L., Knapp, J., Guo, J., Hughes, S., Roberge, M., Klein, S., Ward, S., Happ,

M. B., & Donovan, H. S. (2012, April). Cancer survivors’ experiences of self-

advocacy: A focus group study. Poster presented at the Eastern Nursing Research

Society: 24th Annual Scientific Sessions, New Haven, CT.

6. Donovan, H. S., Nolte, S., Wenzel, L., Knapp, J., Hughes, S., Klein, S., Roberge, M.,

Stein, H., Hagan, T. L., Sereika, S., Huang, H., Edwards, R., Zorn, K., Kim-Suh, H.,

Stipanovich, & Barnaby, L. (2012, September). Meeting the challenges of

implementing multi-site, web-based nursing intervention trials. Symposium

presentation at the Council for the Advancement of Nursing 2012 State of the Science

Congress on Nursing Research, Washington, D. C.

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7. Hagan, T. L., Hughes, S., Klein, S., Roberge, M., Knapp, J., Choi, C. W., Edwards,

R., Bender, C., Sherwood, P., & Donovan, H. (2012, November). Individualized

strategies for the management of cancer-related for fatigue of women with recurrent

ovarian cancer. Poster presented at the 2012 Oncology Nursing Society Conference

Connections: Advancing Care through Science, Phoenix, AZ.

8. Hagan, T. L., Terhorst, L., & Donovan, H. S. (2013, March). Psychometric properties

of the illness perception questionnaire-revised among ovarian cancer survivors. Paper

presentation at the Midwest Nursing Research Society 37th Annual Research

Conference, Chicago, IL.

9. Hagan, T. L., Baldys, E., & Donovan, H. S. (2013, April). Self-advocacy among

ovarian cancer survivors: A discourse analysis. Poster presentation at the 25th Annual

Eastern Nursing Research Society Scientific Sessions, Boston, MA.

10. Hagan, T. L., Cohen, S. M., & Donovan, H. S. (2013, November). Development of the

Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship Scale. Poster presentation. Sigma Theta Tau

International 42nd Biennial Conference, Indianapolis, IN. 11. Hagan, T. L., Cohen, S. M., & Donovan, H. S. (2014, April). Reliability of the Self-

Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship Scale. Poster presentation at the Eastern Nursing

Research Conference: 26th Annual Scientific Sessions, Philadelphia, PA. 12. Hagan, T. L., Cohen, S. M., Rosenzweig, M., Zorn, K., Stone, C., & Donovan, H. S.

(2014, September). Reliability of the Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship Scale. Oral

presentation at the Women’s Cancer Research Center: Scientific Retreat, Farmington,

PA.

13. Hagan, T. L., Campbell, G., Ackison, G., Rosenblum, L., & Donovan, H. S. (2014,

September). The relationship between communication of peripheral neuropathy and

symptom representations. Oral presentation and symposium at the Council for the

Advancement of Nursing Science: 2014 State of the Science Congress, Washington, D.

C.

14. Hagan, T. L., Cohen, S. M., Rosenzweig, M., Zorn, K., Stone, C., & Donovan, H. S.

(2016, January). The Female Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship Scale: Validating a

mew measure to support patient voice and engagement. Poster presentation at the

American Society for Gynecological Oncology: San Francisco, CA.

15. Hay, C. M., Courtney-Brooks, M., Lefkowitz, C., Hagan, T., Edwards, R., Donovan,

H. (2016, March). Symptom management in women with recurrent ovarian cancer: Do

patients and providers agree on what symptoms are most important? Poster

presentation at the Society for Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting on Women's

Cancer: San Diego, CA.

16. Hagan, T. L., Cohen, S. M., Rosenzweig, M., Zorn, K., Stone, C., & Donovan, H. S.

(2016, March). The Female Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship Scale: Validating a

mew measure to support patient voice and engagement. Paper presentation at the

American Psychosocial Oncology Society: San Diego, CA.

17. Rabin, J., Perez, G.K., Hall, D.L., Hagan, T.L., Quain, K., Jimenez, R., Park, E.R.,

Peppercorn, J. (2017, February). Prevalence and predictors of fear of recurrence

among adult patients with cancer. Poster presented at the 14th American Psychosocial

Oncology Society Annual Conference: Orlando, FL.

18. Hoerger, M., Temel, J. S., Jackson, V. A., Park, E. R., Pirl, W. F., El-Jawahri, A.,

Gallagher, E. R., Hagan, T., Jacobsen, J., Perry, L. M., & Greer, J. A. (2017, March).

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Defining the elements of early palliative care (PC) that are associated with patient-

reported outcomes (PROs) and the delivery of end-of-life (EOL) care. Paper to be

presented at the annual meeting of the Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology

Symposium, San Diego, CA.

19. Bressler, T., Arida, J. A., D’Arpino, S., Moran, S., Carr, A., & Hagan, T. L. (2017,

April). Mothering with advanced cancer: “You’ve got to find that little thing that’s

going to make you strong.” Paper presentation at the Eastern Nursing Research Society

Annual Conference: Philadelphia, PA.

20. Bressler, T., Xu, J., & Hagan, T. L. (2017, July). Palliative care and the nurse’s role.

Poster presentation at the 28th International Nursing Research Congress of the Sigma

Theta Tau International: Dublin, Ireland.

21. Thomas, T. H., McLaughlin, M., Ziccardi, S., Hayden, M., & Cohen, S. (2018,

March). The gamification of empowerment: The Strong Together serious game to

improve patient self-advocacy skills. Podium presentation at the American Nursing

Association Conference: Orlando, FL.

22. de Rooij, B., Thomas, T. H., Post, K. E., Flanagan, J., Peppercorn, J., & Dizon, D.

(2018, February) Survivorship care planning in gynecologic oncology: perspectives

from patients, caregivers and health care providers. Poster presentation at the American

Society of Clinical Oncologists – Cancer Survivorship Symposium: Orlando, FL.

23. Thomas, T. H. (2018, May). Non-physical distress of cancer treatment: Financial

toxicity. Invited presentation at the Oncology Nursing Society Conference:

Washington, D.C.

24. Hand, L. C., Taylor, S., Lefkowits, C., Thomas, T. H., Edwards, R. P., & Donovan H,

S. (2018, June). Should symptom monitoring and reporting become standard care for

ovarian cancer?: An exploratory analysis of GOG 259. Western Association of

Gynecologic Oncologists. Park City, UT.

25. Hand, L. C., Campbell, G., Thomas, T. H., Lee, Y. J., Belcher, S., Roberge, M., &

Donovan, H. (2018, November). Navigation as an essential element of caregiver

support in gynecologic oncology. Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators

Ninth Annual Navigation & Survivorship Conference, Dallas, TX.

Book Chapters

1. Donovan, H.S., & Hagan, T. L. (2015). Gynecologic Oncology. In J. Holland, W.

Breitbart, P. Jacobsen, M. Lederberg, M. Loscalzo, R. McCorkle (Eds.), Psycho-

Oncology. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press (invited).

Other Publications

1. Altdoerffler, K., Crosby, K., Dowling, E., Emma, E., Hagan, T. L., Hoffman, S., Leger,

M., Lewis, M., & Smith, T. L. (2015). Supporting the next generation of nurse leaders:

Graduate Nursing Student Academy. American Nurse Today, 10(6).

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2. McLemore, M., Burton, C., Shattell, M., Hagan, T., Berg, J., Johnson-Mallard, V.,

Bamberger, D., & Taylor, D. (2016, March). Examining what’s at stake: The Supreme

Court, nurses and abortion care provision.

Research

Principal Investigator

Funding Agency: University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Judith A. Erlen

Nursing PhD Student Research Award

Title of Grant: Defining Self-Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship: A Content

Analysis

Principal Investigator: Hagan, T. L.

Hagan Role on Grant: PI

Years Inclusive: 9/2011 – 8/2012

Total Amount Awarded: $572

Funding Agency: Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania, Doctoral Student Research

Award

Title of Grant: Development of the Reliability of a Measure of Self-Advocacy in

Female Cancer Survivors




Total Amount Awarded: $1,000

Funding Agency: Oncology Nursing Foundation, Doctoral Student Award







Funding Agency: Sigma Theta Tau International, Rosemary Berkel Crisp Research

Award







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Funding Agency: NIH/NINR

Grant Number: F31 NR014066

Title of Grant: Development and Validation of a Measure of Self-Advocacy in






Funding Agency: American Cancer Society, Doctoral Scholarship in Cancer

Nursing

Grant Number: DSCN-14-077-01-SCN

Title of Grant: Development and Validation of a Measure of Self-Advocacy in






Funding Agency: The Rockefeller University’s Heilbrunn Family Center for

Research Nursing, Heilbrunn Nurse Scholar Award

Title of Grant: Strong Together: A Serious Game to Promote Self-Advocacy

Among Women with Cancer





Funding Agency: Beckwith Institute, Clinical Transformations Program

Title of Grant: Developing a Serious Game to Promote Self-Advocacy among

Women with Cancer

Principal Investigator: Hagan, T. L. and McLaughlin, M.

Hagan Role on Grant: PI (multiple)



Funding Agency: Sigma Theta Tau International & Hospice and Palliative Nurses

Association

Grant Type: Foundation Grant

Title of Grant: Promoting Patient Self-Advocacy and Nurse Empowerment in the

Clinical Encounter




Total Amount Awarded $10,000

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Funding Agency: Center for Research Evaluation, University of Pittsburgh School

of Nursing

Grant Type: Internal Funding

Title of Grant: Piloting a Serious Game to Improve Self-Advocacy among

Women with Advanced Cancer

Principal Investigator: Thomas, Teresa Hagan




Funding Agency: Nursing Research Award, Mount Sinai Health System


Title of Grant: Addressing the Costs of Care: Describing the Financial Needs

and Preferences of Patients with Advanced Cancer

Principal Investigator: Toby Bressler and Teresa Hagan Thomas

Hagan Role on Grant: Co-PI (T. Bressler, Co-PI)



Funding Agency: American Cancer Society

Grant Type: Mentored Research Scholar Grant

Title of Grant: Strong Together: Piloting a Serious Game to Improve Self-

Advocacy

Principal Investigator: Thomas, T. H.




Funding Agency: National Palliative Care Research Grant

Grant Type: Career Development Award

Title of Grant: Strong Together: Piloting a Serious Game to Improve Self-

Advocacy




Total Amount Awarded N/A (Overlap with American Cancer Society Grant)

Funding Agency: University of Pittsburgh Central Research Development Fund


Title of Grant: Defining How Men with Cancer Advocate for their Needs: A

Mixed Methods Exploratory Study





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Pending

Co-Investigator

Funding Agency: College of Arts, Media and Design, Northeastern University,

Team Research and Creative Activity Grant

Title of Grant: Embrace: An Innovative Social Game for Women with Cancer to

Improve Self-Management Needs

Principal Investigator: Harteveld, C.

Hagan Role on Grant: Co-Investigator



Other Scholarly Activities

Review Board

2016 – Present Oncology Nursing Forum

Manuscript Reviewer

2013 – Present

2015 – Present

Qualitative Health Research

Rehabilitation Psychology

2015 – Present Journal of Nursing Measurement

2015 – Present Cancer

Grant Reviewer

2011 – 2015 American Association of Neuroscience Nurses

2018 – Present American Nurses Foundation

Scholarship Reviewer

2018 – Present Sigma Theta Tau International – Eta Chapter Undergraduate

Scholarships

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Invited Presentations

National

1. Hagan, T. L. (March 2017). Developing a Serious Game to Promote Self-Advocacy in

Patients with Cancer. Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Population Health Science

and Policy, New York, NY.

2. Hagan, T. L. (March 2017). Financial Toxicity in Patients with Cancer. Mount Sinai

Hospital, Nursing Oncology Services, New York, NY.

3. Thomas, T. H. (May, 2018). Non-physical Distress of Cancer Treatment: Financial

Toxicity. Invited presentation at the Oncology Nursing Society Conference: Washington,

D.C.

4. Thomas, T. H. (August, 2018). Treating Financial Toxicity in the Clinical Setting.

Invited presentation at the Association of Community Cancer Clinics Conference:

Washington, D.C.

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses

Year(s) Course Number & Title Role

8/2014 – 8/2015 NUR 1128: Community Health

Nursing Theory and Clinical Practicum

Teaching Fellow

1/2011 – Present NUR 2134: Nursing Management of

the Adult with Acute/Complex Health

Problems

Lecturer / Guest lecturer

Graduate Courses

Year(s) Course Number & Title Role

2/2018 NRSG 7709 Qualitative Research

Methods (Northeastern University)

Guest lecturer

8/2017 – 12/2018 NUR 3012: Public Policy in Health

Care (University of Pittsburgh)

Professor

2015 N8440: Scientific Underpinnings of

Nursing Science I (The Ohio State

University)

Guest lecturer

2013 NUR 2010: Health Promotion and Disease

Prevention (University of Pittsburgh) Teaching Fellow

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Service

School Committees (University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing)

1/2012 - 8/2015 Graduate Student Member, PhD Curriculum Council

8/2014 - 8/2015 Graduate Student Member, PhD Budget and Planning Committee

7/2017 – Present Health Policy Curriculum Task Force

University Committees (University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing)

8/2013 - 12/2014 Graduate Student Member, Community Relations Committee

Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania

2018 Grant Review Committee

Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center

5/2016 – 5/2017 Institutional Review Board Member

Service to Other Organizations

Other Professional Activities

1/2017 – Present Greater Pittsburgh Chapter – Oncology Nursing Society: Director at

Large

1/2016 – 5/2017 National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Massachusetts Chapter:

Volunteer and guest lecturer to raise community awareness about

ovarian cancer.

5/2011 – 8/2015 National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Pittsburgh Chapter: Executive

Committee Member, Quality of Life representative, and volunteer for

survivorship services and peer support services including developing

evidence-based, up-to-date lectures about ovarian cancer for health

care professionals, the public, and high school students.

8/2014 - 8/2015 Graduate Student Member, PhD Budget and Planning Committee

Community Activities

2010 – Present Notre Dame Alumni Club of Pittsburgh: Director of Social Concerns

Committee including leading a yearly seminar on urban poverty in

Pittsburgh for undergraduate students and organizing social justice-

themed educational and volunteer activities to local alumni and

community members.

Documents

CURRICULUM VITAE Email Address: Education and Training · individualized symptom management goals and strategies for cancer-related fatigue for patients with recurrent ovarian cancer